Digital Camera and Image Recording Method for Sorting Image Data and Recording Image Data in Recording Medium

1. A digital camera which records an image file to a recording medium, said image file including image data obtained by image capturing and tag information applied to said image data, said digital camera comprising: a power switch to turn on said digital camera; a detecting section to detect whether said turn on of said digital camera is the first time after the date is changed or not, when said power switch is operated; a selecting section to select an event name to be applied to said tag information from plural options when said detection section detects that said turn on is the first time, plural image files including said tag information with same event name constituting an image group; an event name applying section to apply information showing said event name selected by said selecting section to said tag information for said image data obtained by said image capturing; and further comprising a display section, wherein said plural options to be selected are displayed at said display section, only when said detection section detects that said turn on of said digital camera is the first time after the date is changed.

2. The digital camera claimed in claim 1 , wherein said plural options are to apply new event name, to apply an event name existing in said recording medium, and to apply no event name.

3. The digital camera claimed in claim 1 , wherein said event name applying section applies information showing said event name selected in the first turn on of said digital camera to said tag information, when said detection section detects that said turn on is not the first time.

4. The digital camera claimed in claim 1 , wherein said event name including a number which is automatically incremented when said selecting section selects to apply new event name from said options.

5. An image recording method for recording an image file to a recording medium, said image file including image data obtained by image capturing and tag information applied to said image data, said image recording method comprising steps of: turning on an imaging apparatus; detecting whether said turn on of said imaging apparatus is the first time after the date is changed or not; selecting an event name to be applied to said tag information from plural options when it is detected that said turn on is the first time, plural image files including said tag information with same event name constituting an image group; applying information showing said event name selected by said selecting step to said tag information for said image data obtained by following image capturing; wherein said plural options are to apply new event name, to apply an event name existing in said recording medium, and to apply no event name; and further comprising a step of: searching whether there is said image file including said event name or not in said recording medium after said detecting step, three of said options that are to apply new event name, to apply an event name existing in said recording medium, and to apply no event name being displayed on a display in said selecting step when said turn on is the first time and there is said image file including said event name, and two of said options that are to apply new event name and to apply no event name being displayed on said display in said selecting step when said turn on is the first time and there is no said image file including said event name.

6. The image recording method claimed in claim 5 , wherein information showing said event name selected in the first turn on of said imaging apparatus is applied to said tag information in said applying step, when it is detected that said turn on is not the first time in said detecting step.

7. The image recording method claimed in claim 5 , wherein said event name including a number which is automatically incremented when applying new event name is selected from said options in said selecting step.

8. The image recording method claimed in claim 5 , further comprising a step of: setting whether to apply said event name or not, said detecting step and said selecting step being performed only when applying event name is set, and information showing no event name being applied to said tag information in said applying step when not applying said event name is set.

9. The image recording method claimed in claim 5 , wherein in said applying step, information showing said event name selected in the first turn on of said imaging apparatus is applied to said tag information when said turn on is not the first time and there is said image file including said event name, and information showing no event name is applied to said tag information when said turn on is not the first time and there is no said image file including said event name.